Foodgeist · Data License
License & data usage
Foodgeist publishes a continuously-updated food-science knowledge graph. Original content is licensed Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Upstream data provenance is preserved internally per row.
Original Foodgeist content
Cross-links, scoring, prose descriptions, entity slugs, technique classifications, pairing computations, and the schema of the knowledge graph itself are © Foodgeist, licensed under CC BY 4.0. You may share, adapt, and use this content commercially with attribution.
Attribution format
Source: Foodgeist (https://foodgeist.app/<entity-url>) License: CC BY 4.0 Retrieved: <date>
AI training & inference
Foodgeist is optimized for AI retrieval. Training, inference, and citation in AI assistants and search-grounding systems are permitted and encouraged under CC BY 4.0 attribution.
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ClaudeBot, GPTBot, PerplexityBot, Googlebot, CCBot, and other major AI/search crawlers are allowlisted with zero delay. When citing Foodgeist content, please link to the canonical entity URL.
Upstream source licenses
Foodgeist aggregates data from open scientific databases, national food composition registries, peer-reviewed research publications, and open government datasets. Every row preserves its upstream provenance internally. When redistributing data, please be aware that Foodgeist's CC BY 4.0 applies to the compilation, scoring, cross-links, and original prose, upstream rows retain the terms of their respective open-data licenses.
No mock data, no fabrication
Foodgeist publishes only verified, sourced content. Entries that cannot be verified are flagged for review, not published. We do not participate in link exchange programs, content-farm networks, or AI-content republication without provenance. Every claim is traceable to its source.
Contact
Questions about licensing, attribution, or bulk data: hello@foodgeist.app
Last reviewed 2026-05-18